The Rolex Day-Date 36 118135 black dial is the only 36 mm Everose Day-Date we stock on a leather strap instead of a President bracelet, and that one choice changes the whole balance of the watch. A 36 mm 18 ct Everose case and a fluted Everose bezel frame a black dial whose baton markers and hands are themselves Everose, so instead of the warm-on-warm reading that chocolate or sundust dials give, the dark ground pushes every polished edge of the case and every pink marker forward. At 36 mm this is the original Day-Date diameter, the size the model kept from 1956 until the 40 mm references joined the range.

Build Details

• Reference: 118135
• Model: Rolex Oyster Perpetual Day-Date 36
• Case diameter: 36 mm
• Case material: 18 ct Everose gold
• Bezel: fluted, 18 ct Everose gold
• Dial: black with applied Everose baton hour markers and matching hands
• Day display: spelled in full at 12 o’clock
• Date display: Cyclops-magnified at 3 o’clock
• Crystal: sapphire
• Strap: black crocodile-embossed leather with an 18 ct Everose gold buckle
• Movement: clone Cal. 3155 automatic (super clone, $849) or Japanese automatic (A-grade, $349)
• Power reserve: 48 hours
• Water resistance: 100 m

Everose is Rolex’s own 18 ct pink-gold alloy: the copper share gives the colour and a small platinum share slows the oxidation that turns ordinary rose gold pale. On a strap reference the alloy shows only on the case, bezel, crown and buckle, so the metal reads as an accent rather than as the body of the watch.

Rolex Day-Date 36 118135 black dial on the wrist

A black dial on precious metal reverses the hierarchy most Day-Date combinations follow: the dial stops being the surface you admire and becomes a backdrop for the case. Because the black crocodile-embossed strap carries that dark line past the lugs, the Everose stays a bright ring in the middle of the wrist, which is why this reference wears quieter than the Everose Presidents beside it. The 118135 belongs to the 118xxx generation, so the super clone runs a clone Cal. 3155 with a 48-hour power reserve, not the 70-hour clone Cal. 3255 used on the 128xxx references.

This vs Other Versions

Everose Day-Dates at 36 mm also exist here with chocolate and white dials on the President bracelet, where the warm metal runs unbroken from lug to clasp and the watch doubles its visible gold. For a cold-metal reading of the same dark dial, the 40 mm platinum 228236 with black dial takes the opposite route. Factories such as EW and BP build the Day-Date clones we stock, and how an Everose Day-Date clone is finished walks through the gold work, the strap hardware and what to inspect on arrival. The full Day-Date lineup holds the bracelet alternatives at both case sizes.

Other versions of this model in stock: Rolex Day-Date 36 yellow gold black baguette dial, Rolex Day-Date 36 118138 green dial and Rolex Day-Date 36 118139 blue dial.

Rolex Day-Date 36 118135 black dial Replica FAQ

Does the 118135 black dial Day-Date come on leather or a President bracelet?

It comes on a black crocodile-embossed leather strap with an 18 ct Everose gold buckle, not on a President bracelet. That is the configuration in the photographs, and it is why the Rolex Day-Date 36 118135 black dial wears lighter than the chocolate and white Everose Presidents in the same row.

How much is a Day-Date 118135 super clone?

The super clone is $849 and the A-grade version is $349. The $849 build carries the clone Cal. 3155 with its 48-hour reserve, while the A-grade runs a Japanese automatic; case, dial and strap are identical on both options.